Tl* the contact owns a 2008 pontiac g6. The contact stated that the vehicle would not remain secure in park. The indicator display determined showed that the vehicle was in park however, the shifter continued to slip from park. The vehicle was towed to a private mechanic where it was confirmed that the shift cable failed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 12v460000 (power train:automatic transmission:gear position indication). The failure and current mileages were 80,000.
2008 Pontiac G6 transmission complaints
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Gear shift cable dislodged from the gear shift arm as I was putting the car into park. Car was left in drive and rolled forward to the curb & the car simultaneously shut off and was not able to be restarted. The gear shifter in the inside console was limp and able to move from gear to gear without pressing the release button. When I opened the hood this morning, I could see the plastic eyelet that is supposed to be attached to the inside orifice of the gear shift cable broke off . I keep my parking brake on and shifted the car to drive (with the engine off) and re-attached the gear shift cable to the shift arm. I was then able to shift the car into park and re start the car. In order to make it to the dealer, the gear shift cable is duct taped to the arm so it won't bounce off and stall the car while driving. It seems the 2007, 2009, 2010 models have recalls for this same problem. When will the 2008 be recalled before it is too late? Thankfully this happened in my parking lot but if I was on the highway, the car would have lost all power, resulting in danger to myself and other motorists.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 pontiac g6. The contact stated that the vehicle would not respond while the gear shifter was in drive. The contact shifted into park and the vehicle began to roll away. The contact the n shifted to neutral and applied the emergency brake to stop the vehicle. The contact restarted the vehicle one hour later and the gear shifter functioned as normal. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics where the technician advised that the shifter cable would have to be replaced. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number: 09v073000 (power train:automatic transmission:lever and linkage:column shift) but was advised by the manufacturer that the VIN was not included in the recall. The recall only included the 2009 model pontiac g6 vehicles. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 52,000.
Vehicle will not engage in park, must shift into neutral to start vehicle. When gear selector is in the "park" position, vehicle does not actually engage in park and will roll. Parking/emergency brake prevents rolling, but this is a serious safety issue if one forgets to engage parking brake, or if the parking brake ever failed. Dealer states the shift cable and bracket need to be replaced at a cost of $282. This appears to be a problem in other pontiac g6 model years, and other gm vehicles some of which have been recalled for the problem, why is the 2008 model year not included?
My problems started with the catalytic converter which failed and the dealer told me it was not covered under warranty which I later found out it was up to 100,000 miles. Next my airbag service light keeps coming on and now my traction control comes on and my engine powers down and I slow down at a rapid rate. Yesterday I was going down the interstate at 65 MPH and the traction control light came on and the car completely lost all power almost causing me to crash and get hit by a tractor trailer and now it will not start.
Vehicle would not restart in park. After getting the vehicle to start in neutral the vehicle would roll away in park gear. The vehicle would not act as if it was in a correct gear and it did not want to go in reverse. I took my vehicle in to have it service. It was repaired and finally was told that the gear shift cable was replaced. I initially took my vehicle in 9 days (7/25/11( after purchased (7/14/11 purchased date) back to the auto store to tell them my car acts as if I did not want to get gears or it would act ask it wanted to cut off in park. I was told nothing was wrong with my vehicle. After the car would not restart I took it back and told them the car would not start and it was still acting the same from my first visit on 7/25/11. After research, I realized that some 2009 pontiac g6 were recalled due to gear shift cables. Mines is a 2008 that experience the same problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 pontiac g6. The contact stated while parking the vehicle the gear shift was stuck into neutral and would not shift into park. The transmission shift cable adjustment clip had failed. The gear shift would not shift into park and the vehicle wouldl not start. The dealer was contacted who stated there are no recalls and told the contact to contact the federal safety agency. The manufacturer was contacted who stated there are no recalls and offered no other assistance. The failure mileage was 60,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 pontiac g6. The contact stated that when placing the vehicle into park, the vehicle would independently shift into reverse. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer nor repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 64,500.
Started sept 2010 the accelerating from a stop the car would hesitate to go. Almost like it was not getting gas. Now in june 2011 it is still doing it. But now when it finally starts to go sometimes the tires peel off and the low traction light will come on. It happens several time per day if I have been driving a lot. I took it to the dealer in sept 2010 and was told nothing is wrong with it. Because there was no engine light on. Now 10 months later june 2011. Still having the same issue took it back to the dealer. And one again was told no engine light on. Nothing is wrong with it. This car is now a safety issue. When you press on the gas to pull out into traffic. You never know if it is going to delay acceleration. Which could cause me getting hit.
I was taking my grandma to the store, I made a right turn into the lot (5-10 MPH tops) when suddenly my car came to an abrupt halt. I got out of my car to find that my right front tire snapped off. It is a 2008 g6 and is only 1 1/2 years old. I did not hit or run over anything. I am very disturbed at the thought of what could have happened had I been on the highway (which I travel very frequently). This is a safety hazard. Please do something before someone gets killed. My car is presently at the shop.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 pontiac g6. The transmission was replaced at 4,000 miles due to a leak. While driving 25 MPH, the left front wheel fell off and the dealer replaced the left axle. The manufacturer was notified; however, the contact has not received a response. The current mileage was 11,000. Updated 10/06/09 *bf the torque converter seal was leaking fluid. The bushing on the converter was scored. Updated 10/09/09.
I bought the car brand new with 5 miles in april with the extended warranty. At around 5500 miles, the car first stalled. It started back up that day without issue and without any warning lights so I didn't think much of it. After that, it would stall maybe once a week. This happened up until about 6200 miles. After that, I was getting check engine lights, reduced engine power(which was very sporadic), service traction, and engine lugging. It continued to stall 3 times a week or so. I have had it in twice to the dealership. The first time they could not replicate the issue. The next time which was just last week, they replaced the maf sensor. The car was fine for 4 days and it again, stalled as I was turning onto a state highway. It took 8 cranks to restart. It was fine for 2 days, then acted up again yesterday. It didn't stall, but the service traction, and check engine lights were on. Onstar has given me codes from the air intake system to the throttle control. The dealership itself does a good job and if its not acting up I know that there isn't anything they could do. However, researching the internet I found some gm yukons having alot of the same issues related to wiring.
Pontiac 2008 g6 3,368 mileage power steering error, then transmission malfunction. 4/25/08 phoned dealership and scheduled repair for 4/28/08. Had car towed to dealership on 4/27/08. 4/28/08 dealership discovered two broken wires in the vehicle speed sensor harness. They indicated that something had severed the wires and that the repair would not be covered by the warranty. I believe that there is a design flaw with the wiring harness. Why would two wires be left unshielded from the elements? The dealership via my request received an one time customer goodwill warranty approval. I had the mechanic show the area in question. He has reinforced the wires with electrical tape. It appears to be a great repair. I am not sure why the manufacture did not do this originally. Error codes po722, coooo and po700. I am concerned that this design will cause problems for other car owners. And could pose a safety issue if the wiring is severed at highway speed.
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